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[ad_1] Image copyright DRAWN BY ELIZABETH COOK Image caption Mr Evesham, left, Mr Harley, middle, and Mr Osborne, right, at Newport Crown Court Three men murdered their neighbour and tried to hide evidence after discovering he was a convicted child killer, a court has heard. David Gaut, 54, was stabbed 150 times at his home […]

[ad_1] Australia captain Aaron Finch and India counterpart Virat Kohli with the World Cup trophy Cricket World Cup organisers are prepared to take legal action against secondary ticketing sites, with some tickets being priced at over £12,000. Tickets for the England v Australia game at Lord’s are being sold on Viagogo for 104 times their […]

[ad_1] Image caption Arif Ansari checked his reporter’s script before it was broadcast, the court heard BBC Asian Network’s head of news has gone on trial over the naming of a victim of sexual abuse in a live radio broadcast, a charge he denies. Victims of sexual offences are given lifetime anonymity by law. The […]

[ad_1] Image copyright Maria Parry Image caption Maria Parry said she was relieved to have Harry home A pet owner had to be rescued from a tree after climbing it to free her missing cat. Maria Parry spent “three days of searching and no sleep” after Harry the tabby disappeared from her home in Fareham, […]

[ad_1] Image copyright PA Image caption Andy Hill is accused of killing 11 men A pilot accused of killing 11 men at the Shoreham Airshow chose to perform the “highest risk” stunt possible before a fatal crash, a jury has heard. Andy Hill’s Hunter Hawker jet hit the ground and exploded after he attempted a […]

[ad_1] Image copyright University of St Andrews Image caption The chart was found among old chemistry equipment A periodic table found during a laboratory clear-out at the University of St Andrews is believed to be the oldest in the world. Experts have dated the teaching chart as being printed between 1879 and 1886. Work has […]

[ad_1] Threatening a no deal Brexit “is a problem for the EU”, but a “catastrophe” for the UK, former Prime Minister Tony Blair has told the Today programme. He said it would cause “enormous” and “profound damage” to the UK economy. Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal was voted down on Tuesday. There are now […]

[ad_1] Image copyright Dorset Police Image caption James Hayter said his friend had tied his wrists “for a laugh” A man who drove with his hands bound together by cable ties has been given a year-long driving ban. James Hayter, 22, was stopped in Gillingham, Dorset, in June 2018 by police who found his hands […]

[ad_1] Image caption Editor Alexandra Medcalf said the dictionary was built around the work of historian Dr George Redmonds More than 4,000 words have been collated in a newly published dictionary of Yorkshire dialect terms. From abbeystead to yower – a term for a sheep’s udder – it features words that were in use between […]

[ad_1] 2000-2016: Pavey at the Olympics – in Sydney, Athens, Beijing, London and Rio British runner Jo Pavey is targeting a record-equalling sixth Olympic Games next year, when she will be 46. That would match javelin thrower Tessa Sanderson’s six Olympic appearances by a British track and field athlete. Pavey was the oldest woman to […]

[ad_1] Image copyright Getty Images Only five police officers in England and Wales were dismissed in the last three years following misconduct cases ordered by the police watchdog. The BBC also found in two-thirds of the 48 cases pursued by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) “gross misconduct” charges were not proven. The Police […]